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She was an early computer programmer, famous for many things including writing the first compiler, inventing the word 'debugging' and coming up with possibly my favorite quote of all time: "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission".
Very cool lady. Much more info on Wikipedia, you should read it.
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Grace Hopper was a computer scientist and U.S. Navy officer. She is famous for her pioneering work in computer programming languages, particularly for developing the first compiler, which translated instructions written in a higher-level programming language into machine code that a computer could understand. Hopper's work laid the groundwork for modern programming and greatly contributed to the development of the computer industry.
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What year did Grace Hopper invent COBOL?
grace hopper develop the compiler in 1959
Was grace hopper married?
Yes, Grace Hopper was married. She married Vincent Foster Hopper in 1930 and they remained married until his death in 1945. After his death, she kept his last name professionally and became known as Grace Murray Hopper.
What are facts about grace Hopper?
Grace Hopper was the first woman in the U.S. to program the first computer in the U.S. She also was the inventor of the compiler
What did grace hopper do for a living?
fix computer
At what age did grace hopper died?
85
Why is the grace hopper famous?
programing the first computer
When Grace Hopper died?
Grace hopper family
Where was grace hopper born?
Grace Hopper was born Grace Brewster Murray
When was Grace Hopper born?
Grace Hopper was born on December 9, 1906.
What is Grace Hopper's birthday?
Grace Hopper was born on December 9, 1906.
What is the names of grace hopper's children?
Grace Hopper had no children of her own. She never married or had any biological children.
What year did Grace Hopper invent COBOL?
grace hopper develop the compiler in 1959
How old grace hopper when she died?
Grace Hopper was 86 years old when she died.
When was Grace Murray Hopper Award created?
Grace Murray Hopper Award was created in 1971.
How old was Grace Hopper at death?
Grace Hopper died on January 1, 1992 at the age of 85.
What is the name of grace hopper's brother?
its called a grass hopper
What did grace hopper do before becoming famous?
Grace Hopper was one of the developer of the COBOL computer language. Before working in the computer industry, she was a teacher at Vassar College then she was forced to join the Navy in 1943 then moved to the computer industry in 1949.
